Start Xavier Worthy or Emeka Egbuka? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 10:06 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Oct 21, 3:43 PM ET: Emeka Egbuka: Listed Questionable (Concussion) (Sleeper injury feed)

Egbuka projects lower, 8.2 to 10.3, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 36 for Egbuka, 109 for Worthy.

Start

Emeka Egbuka

WR · TB · at CAR · Questionable

Market projects: 8.2; recent weeks avg
CAR D vs WR: 29.4; 8th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 52 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 86%; Through Week 6
Target share: 26%; Through Week 6

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Xavier Worthy

WR · KC · at SEA

Market projects: 10.3; recent weeks avg
SEA D vs WR: 22.7; 2nd fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 43 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 81%; Through Week 6
Target share: 20%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Emeka Egbuka for Xavier Worthy?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Xavier Worthy projects 101 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 11 games), Emeka Egbuka 89 (8.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Emeka Egbuka over Xavier Worthy. So make the move after his Week 7 game. Emeka Egbuka is listed questionable.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Emeka Egbuka over Xavier Worthy in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Emeka Egbuka at 8.2 points and Xavier Worthy at 10.3, a gap of 2.1. Emeka Egbuka still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 36 against 109, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Emeka Egbuka this week yet, so his 8.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (6.9, 8.9 and 8.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Xavier Worthy this week yet, so his 10.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 6 (8.7 and 12.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Emeka Egbuka yet. His market-based projections were 6.9, 8.9 and 8.9 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 8.2, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Emeka Egbuka is 0.3 touchdowns (12 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Xavier Worthy yet. His market-based projections were 8.7 and 12.0 points in Weeks 4 and 6, an average of 10.3, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Xavier Worthy is 0.3 touchdowns (13 market sources).

That puts Xavier Worthy 2.1 points ahead of Emeka Egbuka on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Emeka Egbuka and TB visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 29.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 148 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against CAR.

Xavier Worthy and KC visit SEA on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

SEA allowed 22.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 101 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against SEA.

By points allowed to the position, Emeka Egbuka has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Emeka Egbuka is listed as questionable with a concussion injury.

Xavier Worthy is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Emeka Egbuka played 86 percent of TB snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 33 percent of the air yards and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 3 against MIN: 51 of 69 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 62 yards.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 4 against GB: 59 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 13 yards.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 5 against DAL: 64 of 72 snaps, 1 carry for 14 yards, 9 targets and 6 catches for 38 yards, 1 touchdown.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 6 against PIT: 64 of 74 snaps, 16 targets and 7 catches for 48 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 6, Xavier Worthy played 81 percent of KC snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 24 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Xavier Worthy, Week 2 against IND: 69 of 80 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 25 yards, 1 touchdown.

Xavier Worthy, Week 3 against MIA: 43 of 52 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 20 yards.

Xavier Worthy, Week 4 against LV: 45 of 60 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 70 yards.

Xavier Worthy, Week 6 against LAC: 51 of 61 snaps, 7 targets and 7 catches for 73 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Emeka Egbuka played 17 games for TB and scored 195.7 PPR points, 11.5 a game, finishing WR23.

He caught 63 of 127 targets for 938 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 603 air yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Xavier Worthy played 14 games for KC and scored 109.9 PPR points, 7.9 a game, finishing WR59.

He caught 42 of 73 targets for 532 yards and 1 touchdown, with 6 red zone targets and 339 air yards.

He was on the field for 70 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Emeka Egbuka for Xavier Worthy?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Xavier Worthy projects 101 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 11 games), Emeka Egbuka 89 (8.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Emeka Egbuka over Xavier Worthy. So make the move after his Week 7 game. Emeka Egbuka is listed questionable.
Should I drop Xavier Worthy for Emeka Egbuka?
No. Keep Xavier Worthy: he projects 101 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.2 a game over 11 games), Emeka Egbuka 89 (8.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Emeka Egbuka over Xavier Worthy. Emeka Egbuka is listed questionable.